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   PocketDairy Overview
Make Your Records work harder for you.  Take them with you wherever you go!PocketPC

A computer with each animal's data on it that fits in your pocket?  Yes, a handheld unit with PocketDairy has everything for decisions, always up-to-date, right in the palm of your hand! PocketDairy works with popular Pocket PC regular models (as shown at right) and ruggedized units (below right) as well as units with the Palm Operating System (below).

Look up information cowside:  calving date, days in milk, lactation number, group number, current/previous milk wt., SCC, date to dry, date to calve, days since bred, health information, and more! At vet checks, answer the vet’s questions about a cow’s health history with just a tap on the cow’s identity. PocketDairy can be used on multiple handhelds so all of your key employees can have access to the information they need, no matter where they are on the dairy!

Input everything right on the handheld unit: Why write it down and reenter it later? PocketPC
Tap it right into PocketDairy: cows in heat, cows for vet check, change group number, flag lame or sick cows; even put in calving, dry or breeding dates (recommended service sires are stored). Push one button to transfer the input to your computer or your DHI technician’s computer on test day.

Accepts Scanned Identification from RFID tags:  Link a portable wand with PocketDairy to quickly locate cows of interest in a group, see or hear (!) the pending tasks as each animal is wanded, quickly find cows turned into the wrong pen.  The system complies with National Animal ID System (NAIS) requirements.

Integrate PocketDairy with the PCDART management system on your desktop computer. OR, you can have just the handheld unit as your only computer, and PocketDairy as your only management system! Your technician updates the data in the handheld each test day - even the current test day milk weights - right after your test.

   PocketDairy Enrollment
PocketDairy is available from DHIA Service Affiliates that work with DRMS.Palm
Subscribe to PocketDairy for just $10 per month, plus a $50 start-up fee. Your Service Affiliate may charge a setup fee to cover the costs for them to make sure you're set up to make the best use of PocketDairy

Request more information about PocketDairy by contacting your DHIA Service Affiliate. Or contact DRMS in Raleigh at 919-661-3100 (email DRMS - Raleigh) or DRMS in Ames at 515-294-2526, (email DRMS - Ames).
   Program Screens
A few taps gets you to the information you need.  It's quick and easy to view or input data. Enter data one time.  Trust PocketDairy and not your memory when you need information on a specific animal. PocketDairy has over 20 screens for review or input.  Here are a few examples.
 CowPage  Breed  Calve
Repro Health RFID
   Hardware Recommendations
Hardware - PocketDairy supports popular Pocket PC regular and ruggedized models as well as handheld units with the Palm Operating System. Call your DHIA office or DRMS for recommended models for herds over 300 cows. Click below for information on devices that are currently used with PocketDairy:

Recommended Pocket PC Devices for PocketDairy use 

Optimizing Performance on the Pocket PC - recommendations that may improve Pocket PC performance

Contact DRMS for recommended Palm devices for PocketDairy use. 

   Quotes from Users

"Using RFID with PocketDairy and PCDART has greatly improved inventory and cow movement among groups (which is a big deal when you have over 160 groups!). It's 100% accurate and 100% in compliance.  It's definitely the way to go for the future."  Erv Hertel, IT Manager, Cimarron Dairy, Cimarron KS (8,400 milking cows)

"The program has helped us be much more efficient in our daily operations. Herd input is more accurate and much faster. Vet checks are easier and we get more for our money with the vet. Making decisions on the spot about culling, sorting, and many other tasks is now very easy. I know that we are making better decisions, and we do not have to run into the office to look up cows every time an important decision must be made. This translates into more profit for our operation through efficient decision making ."  Jonathon Loper, manager of Rio Leche Dairy, New Mexico (1,600 milking cows)

"PocketDairy lets us keep track of information on the spot instead of having to write it down and reenter it at a later date. We can record such things as body condition scores, sick cows and cows in heat without going to the office. One of the best features is the cow page, which allows us to view individual cow information while we are out in the lot. Seeing a cow’s history is really important, especially with over 1,000 cows!"  Ryan Hooper, herdsman with Zwemmer Dairy in Elkton, MI (1,000 + milking cows)

"When we got to about 200 cows, we had to do something computerized to better record events and manage cows. I wanted a good pocket computer, because my computer’s at home (which is not adjacent to the dairy operation). PocketDairy really enhances management. Information is available at your fingertips."  Bill Grammer, Grammer Jersey Farm, Ohio (350 milking cows).

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